Low Mans Lyric tab by Metallica

Low Man's Lyric
As recorded by Metallica on "Re-load"

Transcription by Matt Rasmussen
PLEASE send any comments to me at mattrasmussen@mail.utexas.edu


Notes in () play very quietly

Intro (x2)
Enter synth (Riff B) on second time
 1, 2, 3, 1		Humming..............................................
|------------|------------0-----------------0----------0----------0--------0
|------------|--------------2-----------------3----------3-----------0--------0
|------------|*-------(2)---------------(0)---------------------------------
|------------|*-----(2)-------------------------------------------------0---
|------------|---0-------------0-----(2)---------2--0-------0--2------------
|------------|--------------------3----------------------------0------------

Synth arranged for guitar
Riff A
|-------7-9-10-9-------7-9-10-9-7-----7-9-10-9-10-7--7-9-10-9-7----|
|---10-----------10-8-------------10-------------------------------|
|*----------------------------------------------------------------*|
|*----------------------------------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff B
"my eyes seek reality..........."
  A        G        D/A     E    G
|------------0-----------------0----------0----------0--------0------|
|--------------2-----------------3----------3-----------0--------0---|
|*-------(2)---------------(0)--------------------------------------*|
|*-----(2)-------------------------------------------------0--------*|
|---0-------------0-----(2)---------2--0-------0--2------------------|
|--------------------3----------------------------0------------------|


"I fall cause I let go.................."
Riff C		    H		P
|-----------P---------3-5-3------------3-2-----0--0------3--3---|
|----------3-2--------3---3----------3---------0--0------3--3---|
|*-------2------------0---0--------2-----------1--1------0--0--*|
|*-----2---------------------------------------------0---------*|
|---0-----------0------------2--0-----------2-------(0)---------|
|------------------3------------------------0-------------------|


"The trash fire ...
Riff D
  Am     Em        Am     Em
|---0----------------0------------0----------------0------------|
|---1--|-|-|-|-------0--|-|-|-|---1--|-|-|-|-------0--|-|-|-|---|
|*--2--|-|-|-|--0--0-0--|-|-|-|---2--|-|-|-|--0--0-0--|-|-|-|--*|
|*--2--|-|-|-|--2--2-2--|-|-|-|---2--|-|-|-|--2--2-2--|-|-|-|--*|
|---0--/-/-/-/--2--2-2--/-/-/-/---0--/-/-/-/--2--2-2--/-/-/-/---|
|---------------0--0-0------------------------0--0-0------------|


		"And i can't bare to see....................."
Riff E
         Am     G       C       B
|-----------------0-----------3--3------------------------------
|-----------------1--|-|-|-|--3--3--|-|-|-|--1--|-|-|-|---------
|--------------2--2--|-|-|-|--0--0--|-|-|-|--0--|-|-|-|-----4---
|--------------2--2--|-|-|-|--0--0--|-|-|-|--2--|-|-|-|-----4---
|---------3-0--0--0--/-/-/-/--2--2--/-/-/-/--3--/-/-/-/-0-0-2---
|---0-3-5---------------------3--3------------------------------


"due........"		 "please ...
|-------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------|--------------------------------|
|*--4-4-4-4--*|--------------4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2---|
|*--4-4-4-4--*|--------------4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2---|
|---2-2-2-2---|---0-2-3-0-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0---|
|-------------|--------------------------------|



"my eyes seek reality..........."
Riff F
  A      G      D/A      E   G
|---0-----------3-----------2-------------0--0---3--3---|
|---2--|-|-|-|--0--|-|-|-|--3--|-|-|-|----0--0---3--3---|
|*--2--|-|-|-|--0--|-|-|-|--2--|-|-|-|----1--1---0--0--*|
|*--2--|-|-|-|--0--|-|-|-|--0--|-|-|-|----2--2---0-----*|
|---0--/-/-/-/--2--/-/-/-/--0--/-/-/-/----2------2------|
|---------------3-----------------------0-0----3-3------|


Riff G
  Am      G    F    F+4
|---------------------------------------------|
|--------1----------0-----------------0-------|
|*-----2---2----------0-------2-----2---2----*|
|*--------------------------3---3-3-------3--*|
|-------------0-------------------------------|
|---0------------3-------1--------------------|


Ok, here's how the riffs go with the song:

Riff B
   My eyes ...
   My fingers ..
Riff B
   Theres a dog at ...
   He must come in ...

Riff C
   I fall cause ...
   The net below ...
Riff C
   So my eyes ...
   And my fingers ...

Riff D
   The trash fire ...
   But nowhere safe ...
Riff E
   And I can't ...
   What I've ...
   So wicked ...

Riff D
   So as I ...
   Of what is done ...
Riff E
   Maybe you'll ...
   And won't cry ...
   'Cause low man ...

   Please ..

Riff F
   My eyes ...
   My fingers ...
Riff F
   Touch clean with a ...
   I touched the clean ...

Riff D
   The trash fire ...
   But nowhere safe ...
Riff E
   And I can't ...
   What I've ..
   So wicked ...

Riff D
   So as I write ...
   Of what is done ...
Riff E
   Maybe you'll ...


Riff G

Riff G
   So low the sky ...
Riff G
   All I want from you ...
Riff G
   So you bring this poor ...
Riff G
   Though he just wants ...

Riff F
   And I cry, to ...
   Confess all to ...
Riff F...
   The one I've broken, to ...

Riff D
   The trash fire ...
   But nowhere safe ...
Riff E
   And I can't ...

Riff D
   So as I write ...
   Of what is done ...
Riff E
   Maybe you'll unde....


Riff G

Riff G
   So low the sky ...
Riff G
   All I want from you ...
Riff G
   So you bring this poor ...
Riff G
   Though he just wants right ...

Riff B
   My eyes seek ...
   My fingers seek ...

Outro
Humming.........................................fade out
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|--------------2-----------------3----------3-----------0--------0---|
|*-------(2)---------------(0)--------------------------------------*|
|*-----(2)-------------------------------------------------0--------*|
|---0-------------0-----(2)---------2--0-------0--2------------------|
|--------------------3----------------------------0------------------|


Play this with the strings completely muted and pluck the stings
|---10-9-7-------10-9----------10-9-7-------10-9-10-7----10-9-7------|
|----------10---------10-8------------10------------------------10---|
|*------------------------------------------------------------------*|
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